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Band Ladder Challenge: Steely Dan vs. The Doors

Lundy Feb 10 2006 01:34 PM

All of these songs can be found at Amazon's page for [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002ORE/sr=8-8/qid=1139594679/ref=pd_bbs_8/103-8716694-4936618?%5Fencoding=UTF8]Citizen Steely Dan[/url]. Black Cow Rikki Don't Lose That Number Babylon Sisters Deacon Blues Hey Nineteen Do It Again Doctor Wu Bad Sneakers Your Gold Teeth II Aja

Edgy DC Feb 10 2006 01:40 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 10 2006 02:16 PM

A lot of good unused parody material there also. To challenge all the way to number two is gutsy. You know the rule is that if you challenge up the ladder and lose on your intitial challenge,you fall to the bottom of the list. right? This is pretty much why everyone initially goes after Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Lundy Feb 10 2006 01:44 PM

No, I didn't know that rule. I also didn't know the Doors were No. 2. I just was looking for any band to challenge, and Sharpie was right there.

sharpie Feb 10 2006 01:55 PM

Black Cow vs. L.A. Woman Rikki, Don't Lose that Number vs. Love Her Madly Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues

cooby Feb 10 2006 01:59 PM

Black Cow vs. L.A. Woman TIE Rikki, Don't Lose that Number vs. Love Her Madly STEELY DAN Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen DOORS Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire DOORS Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through DOORS Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You STEELY DAN Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) STEELY DAN Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm DOORS Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times DOORS Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues STEELY DAN Steely Dan 4.5 Doors 5.5

Willets Point Feb 10 2006 02:20 PM

Black Cow vs. L.A. Woman Doors Rikki, Don't Lose that Number vs. Love Her Madly Doors Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen Doors Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire Doors Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through Doors Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You Doors Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) Doors Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm Doors Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times Doors Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues Doors Doors 10:0 Steely Dan I woulda given "My Old School" a vote merely because it mentions my alma mater.

Edgy DC Feb 10 2006 02:20 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 10 2006 02:26 PM

"Black Cow" vs. "L.A. Woman" "Rikki, Don't Lose that Number" vs. "Love Her Madly" "Babylon Sisters" vs. "Soul Kitchen" "Deacon Blues" vs. "Light My Fire" "Hey Nineteen" vs. "Break On Through" "Do It Again" vs. "Hello, I Love You" "Doctor Wu" vs. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" "Bad Sneakers" vs. "Riders On the Storm" "Your Gold Teeth II" vs. "Love Me Two Times" "Aja" vs. "Roadhouse Blues"

cooby Feb 10 2006 02:21 PM

You went to school in Mexico?

RealityChuck Feb 10 2006 02:22 PM

Black Cow vs. L.A. Woman -- Tie Rikki, Don't Lose that Number vs. Love Her Madly -- Doors Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen -- Doors Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire -- Doors Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through -- Doors Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You -- Steely Dan Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) -- Steely Dan Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm -- Doors Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times -- Doors Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues-- Steely Dan Again, a poor choice of songs. Where is "My Old School," (their best song) "Haitian Divorce," (a close second) "Don't Take Me Alive," "FM," "Show Biz Kids," or "Peg"? Man, you can get whatever result you want by picking and choosing. With the right selections, the Beatles could lose to the Archies.

soupcan Feb 10 2006 02:23 PM

10 - 0 DOORS as well. I would've thrown a vote 'Peg's way if she were there.

cooby Feb 10 2006 02:24 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 10 2006 02:25 PM

I always liked "Reeling in the Years", too. I would have had a hard time picking my favorite Steely Dan songs too, because they're one of my favorites. Buddesavta (spelling, I am sure, is wrong) is great I HATE Peg, it is my mother in laws name.

metirish Feb 10 2006 02:24 PM

I'll refrain from voting on this one as I know maybe three of the Steely Dan stuff....

Willets Point Feb 10 2006 02:25 PM

I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes When you put me on the wolverine Up to annandale It was still september When your daddy was quite surprised To find you with the working girls In the county jail I was smoking with the boys upstairs When I heard about the whole affair I said oh no William and Mary won’t do Chorus: Well I did not think the girl Could be so cruel And I’m never going back To my old school Oleanders growing outside her door Soon they’re gonna be in bloom Up in annandale I can’t stand her Doing what she did before Living like a gypsy queen In a fairy tale Well I hear the whistle but I can’t go I’m gonna take her down to mexico She said oh no Guadalajara won’t do Chorus California tumbles into the sea That’ll be the day I go Back to annandale Tried to warn you About chino and daddy gee But I can’t seem to get to you Through the u.s. mail Well I hear the whistle but I can’t go I’m gonna take her down to mexico She said oh no Guadalajara won’t do Chorus Some days it was hot enough that I could believe it was Mexico, not Virginia.

cooby Feb 10 2006 02:26 PM

I knew what ya meant!

Edgy DC Feb 10 2006 02:34 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 10 2006 02:47 PM

]Man, you can get whatever result you want by picking and choosing. With the right selections, the Beatles could lose to the Archies. I guess "Sugar Sugar" could take out ""Revolution 9" and "Bang Shang-A-Lang" has a fighting chance against "Mr. Moonlight," but after that I'd guess the worst of the Beatles sweeps the best of the Archibalds. That said, I agree that the Dan songs weren't the best possibilities, but I think I've felt that about just about everyone's selections. (I think sharpie has made most of the right selections with the Portals, but I don't particularly like them.)

Lundy Feb 10 2006 02:36 PM

I had Peg on the original list, but then realized I had left off Deacon Blues. This is tougher than it looks.

Willets Point Feb 10 2006 02:40 PM

No shit! I'm with you on that one brutha!

Johnny Dickshot Feb 10 2006 02:46 PM

"Black Cow" vs. "L.A. Woman" Doors. I prefer “Peg” and “Josie” to the Aja selections here. "Rikki, Don't Lose that Number" vs. "Love Her Madly" Doors. "Babylon Sisters" vs. "Soul Kitchen" Dan. "Deacon Blues" vs. "Light My Fire" Pretty song for the Dan. On the board. "Hey Nineteen" vs. "Break On Through" Doors. "Do It Again" vs. "Hello, I Love You" Tie. "Doctor Wu" vs. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" Dan. "Bad Sneakers" vs. "Riders On the Storm" Tie. "Your Gold Teeth II" vs. "Love Me Two Times" Doors. "Aja" vs. "Roadhouse Blues" In the long sax part, the rhythm section builds the tension to the exact same point twice, with only one difference: Drummer Gadd fills an empty space by clicking his sticks the first time around; the other time he doesn’t. It’s all about him not doing it the second time that makes Aja great. Big win for Dan. FINAL: DOORS 5, STEELY DAN 5. I’d also have liked to see a different collection of SD songs: I didn’t much like either entry among the ties.

Frayed Knot Feb 10 2006 03:03 PM

Funny, I'm also a fan of 'The Dan', but might have picked 7 different songs than the ones Lundy chose.

Lundy Feb 10 2006 03:03 PM

Black Cow vs. L.A. Woman Doors Rikki, Don't Lose that Number vs. Love Her Madly Steely Dan Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen Steely Dan Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire Steely Dan Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through Steely Dan Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You Doors Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) Steely Dan Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm Doors Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times Steely Dan Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues Steely Dan Final: Steely Dan 7, Doors 3

sharpie Feb 10 2006 04:51 PM

Black Cow vs. LA Woman Doors. Rikki, Don't Lose That Number vs. Love Her Madly Dan Babylon Sisters vs. Soul Kitchen Doors Deacon Blues vs. Light My Fire Doors Hey Nineteen vs. Break On Through Doors Do It Again vs. Hello, I Love You Dan Doctor Wu vs. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) Doors Bad Sneakers vs. Riders On the Storm Doors Your Gold Teeth II vs. Love Me Two Times Doors Aja vs. Roadhouse Blues Doors Final: Doors 8, Steely Dan 2

Edgy DC Feb 13 2006 01:15 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Feb 13 2006 01:50 PM

"Black Cow" vs. "L.A. Woman" Round to Steely Dan. They lead 1-0. "Rikki, Don't Lose that Number" vs. "Love Her Madly" Round to Steely Dan. They lead 2-0. "Babylon Sisters" vs. "Soul Kitchen" Round to the Doors. Dan leads 2-1. "Deacon Blues" vs. "Light My Fire" Round to Steely Dan. They lead 3-1. "Hey Nineteen" vs. "Break On Through" Round to the Doors. Dan leads 3-2. "Do It Again" vs. "Hello, I Love You" Round to STeely Dan. Doors lead 4-2. "Doctor Wu" vs. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" Round to Steely Dan. They lead 5-2. "Bad Sneakers" vs. "Riders On the Storm" Round to the the Doors. (Rubert Holmes has made pina colada references a negative thing.) Dan leads 5-3. "Your Gold Teeth II" vs. "Love Me Two Times" Round to the the Dan. They clinch 6-3. "Aja" vs. "Roadhouse Blues" Doors therow in the towel at the end. Round to the the Dan. White-boy jazz beats white-boy blues, 7-3

seawolf17 Feb 13 2006 01:47 PM

Check your scoring (Do It Again" vs. "Hello, I Love You"). It's 6-4.

Edgy DC Feb 13 2006 01:51 PM

Thanks. But I actually meant to give that SD. The score remains the same.

Edgy DC Feb 13 2006 09:05 PM

OK, let's call this sucka. Instead of showing the score by voter, which you can get by reading backwards in the thread, let's show it by matchup. Song Score Song Score "Black Cow" 2 "L.A. Woman" 6 "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" 4 "Love Her Madly" 4 "Babylon Sisters" 2 "Soul Kitchen" 6 "Deacon Blues" 3 "Light My Fire" 5 "Hey Nineteen" 1 "Break On Through" 7 "Do It Again" 4.5 "Hello, I Love You" 3.5 "Doctor Wu" 5 "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" 3 "Bad Sneakers" 0.5 "Riders On the Storm" 7.5 "Your Gold Teeth II" 2 "Love Me Two Times" 6 "Aja" 5 "Roadhouse Blues" 3 Steely Dan 29 The Doors 51 "Riders on the Storm": the cornerstone of Sharpie's rotation.